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Monday, 14 December 2015

current affairs 2016

Around India
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# India ranks 130 (out of 188 countries) in Human Development Index as per UNDP Report (last year India was placed at 135th)
# Among the BRICS nations, India was ranked lowest in Human Development Index; Norway topped the list followed by Australia and Switzerland
# Problems of our Nation can be successfully handled, if we think together, work together and grow together: President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee
# Central Government has appointed Justice L Narasimha Reddy (retired Chief Justice of Patna High Court) to head the Judicial Committee which will look into the implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for the Ex- Servicemen
# Government of India has requested the States/
UTs to start “Operation Smile-II” from 1st January, 2016 to 31st January, 2016 to be rolled out throughout the country as a follow up of the earlier campaign to rescue/rehabilitate the missing children
# New website of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) was launched ( www.esichospitals.gov.in )
# Rajasthan becomes the first State to submit Smart City Proposals (for 4 Cities) to the Ministry of Urban Development; as of now 15 Cities from 7 State has submitted (Today is the last date for submission of Smart City Proposals to the Ministry of Urban Development)
# Several States have written to the Prime Minister, Cabinet Secretary and Finance Minister to delay the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations
# Centre approves nationwide use of IIT-M water purifier

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Inside the Parliament
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# External Affairs Minister, Ms. Sushma Swaraj made a Suo Motu statement in both the Houses about her recent visit to Pakistan and recent developments relating to ties between the two countries
# GST Bill in limbo as only five days remaining for the winter session of the Parliament

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Indian States
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# Delhi: the juvenile convict in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case may walk free on Dec 20 unless the Delhi High Court intervenes in support of the Centre's concerns
# Jammu & Kashmir: 2 heritage clusters (Jammu and Srinagar) to safeguard the world-famous art
and handicrafts
# Uttar Pradesh: women have won nearly 44% of the panchayat poll's chief posts

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Tamil Nadu
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# Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa urged Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi to accord special sanction to provide permanent house to 2 lakh families
# Former DGP, Mr. R. Natraj back in AIADMK
# Plea to close TASMAC shops in flood affected district was dismissed by the Madras High Court
# Another Crack in Mr. Vaiko's MDMK: 4 more district secretaries join DMK
# Opposition parties tear into Chief Secretary, Mr. Gnanadesikan's defence on release of water from Chembrambakkam reservoir

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Sports
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# Cricket players auction for two new IPL teams today
# Magnus Carlsen won the London Chess Classic title
# Anirban Lahiri become the fourth Indian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit Title

7. Who was appointed as the Secretary General of Commonwealth of Nations on 27 November 2015?
a) Patricia Scotland
b) Sir Ronald Sanders
c) Loloahi Tapui
d) Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba

8. Name the Missile that was on 27 November 2015 successfully flight-tested for the first time from an Israeli Naval Platform?
a) Dhanush ballistic missile
b) Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile
c) Prithvi-II missile
d) Agni-I missile

9. What is the other name of the Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) that was on 27 November 2015 successfully flight-tested from an Israeli Naval Platform?
a) Prithvi-II missile
b) Agni-I missile
c) Dhanush ballistic missile
d) Barak 8 missile

10. Name the distinguished Japanese historian of South India and South Asia who was an eminent Tamil Scholar and died on 26 November 2015?
a) Noboru Karashima
b) Fuyuko Kamisaka
c) Suematsu Kenchō
d) Akira Fujiwara

12. Which group of countries took part in the Joint Exercise SAADMEx-2015 that was held in Delhi from 23 November to 26 November 2015?
a) G20 Countries
b) SAARC Countries
c) ASEAN Countries
d) BRICS Countries

13. The National Highways Authorities of India (NHAI) on 27 November 2015 approved a pilot project for undertaking scientific studies on designing greenbelts along national highways. The Proposal regarding was submitted by which organisation?
a) National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
b) National Environment Tribunal
c) National Environment & Planning Agency
d) National Environment Protection Council

Friday, 27 November 2015

Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

G V Mavalankar : First Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (27 November 1888 – 27 February 1956) popularly known as 'Dadasaheb' was an independence activist .
He became the President (from 1946 to 1947) of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India
Mavalankar hailed from a Marathi family but lived and worked in Ahmedabad, former capital of Gujarat.
His family originally belonged to Mavalange in Ratnagiri district of Bombay Presidency in British India.
After his early education in Rajapur and other places in Bombay Presidency, Mavalankar moved to Ahmedabad in 1902 for higher studies.
He obtained his B.A. Degree in Science from the Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, in 1908.
He was a Dakshina Fellow of the College for one year in 1909 before beginning his law studies in Government Law School, Bombay.
He passed his Law examination in First Class in 1912 and entered the legal profession in 1913.
He became the honorary secretary of the Gujarat Education Society in 1913 and the secretary of the Gujarat Sabha in 1916.
He was one of the guiding force with Sardar Patel in education front of Gujarat and was co-founder of Ahmadabad Education Society along with Kasturbhai Lalbhai and Amritlal Hargovindas
Further, he along with Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel and others was also one of the proposer of an institution like Gujarat University as early as the 1920s, which later came to be founded in 1949.

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

• India and Malaysia on 23 November 2015 signed MoU on Cultural Exchange Programme agreement for the period - 2015-2020

• The country that will organize the first South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise (SAADMEx-2015) to provide a platform for strengthening Regional Disaster Response Mechanism amongst the SAARC countries – India

• First meeting of the Indo-European Water Forum that will start from 23 November 2015 will be held in - Delhi

• In Bihar, the world famous Sonepur Cattle fair began on 23 November 2015 at Harihar Kshetra on the confluence of rivers - Ganga and Gandak

• World number one Novak Djokovic on 22 November 2015 won the season-ending ATP World Tour finals played in London by defeating - Roger Federer

• Name of the scheme that will see the holistic development of fisheries sector by integrating all the schemes undertaken by the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) – Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries

• Theme of the 27th ASEAN Summit that was held in Kuala Lumpur from 18 November to 22 November 2015 – Our People, Our Community, Our Vision

• Indian-American politician nominated as executive director to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with ambassadorial rank by US President Barack Obama on 20 November 2015 is - Swati Dandekar

• The statue of this modern saint of India was unveiled in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 November 2015 - Swami Vivekananda

• Second World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) concluded on 22 November 2015 with the adoption of - Visakhapatnam Declaration

• National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in third week of November 2015 was named as the official partner for - 2015 Hockey World League (HWL) final

• The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur committed to the ASEAN Community by – 31 December 2015

• The number of world titles won by Indian ace cueist Pankaj Advani by winning the IBSF World Snooker Championship on 21 November 2015 – 15

• The Women World Snooker Championship on 21 November 2015 held in Hurghada, Egypt was won by – Wendy Jans of Belgium

• For de-congestion of roads and development of Delhi, the Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on 22 November 2015 announced a special assistance of - 3250 crore rupee

• According to Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), it will be mandatory for the subscribers of New Pension System (NPS) to submit applications on line for settlement of withdrawal claims from – 1 April 2015

• In the first of its kind project undertaken by Union Home Ministry, this place in Indo-Pakistan border saw the installation of 5 MW solar power plant to light up the area – Sarkari Tala area in Jaisalmer district, Rajashtan

• Extending its overseas footprint, Axis Bank on 22 November 2015 opened a representative office in - Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 22 November 2015 flagged off Sushashan express in a function at Balrampur, the train wi

Monday, 23 November 2015

current affairs 2016

Around India

# UNHCR chosen for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2015
# President Mukherjee to inaugurate first ever World Indology Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (November 21, 2015)
# There is of need of a strong services sector in rural India, which should include Agri-business centers and agri-clinics on a big scale: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Mr. Radha Mohan Singh
# India Air Force (IAF) winds up relief and rescue operation in flood hit Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
# Eminent music composer, Mr. Ilaiyaraaja conferred Centenary Award for Indian Personality of the Year at 46th IFFI; (2013 - Waheeda Rehman; 2014 - Rajinikanth)
# Russian filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at 46th IFFI
# Cabinet Secretary, Mr. P.K. Sinha reviewed the prices and availability of essential commodities with some of the major States producing pulses, tomatoes and onions

India's Bilateral Relations

# Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and other top Chinese leaders in Beijing and discussed the relations between the two countries
# Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh visited a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit and a local Police Station in Beijing
# 13th ASEAN - India & 10th EAS Summit at Kuala lumpur, Malaysia; Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi to attend

Tamil Nadu

# Tamil Nadu Government moves Supreme Court for Kovan's police custody
# Ragging claimed the life of a second year B.Tech student of Satyabama University, Chennai
# Livelihood issue of thousands of Tamil Nadu fisherfolk needs 'your' personal intervention; GoI should not allow this issue to fester further: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa to Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi
# SCERT (State Council of Educational Research and Training) recommends equal weightage to Class XI score; it is necessary to ensure schools do not side track Class XI syllabus and focus on Class XII
# Protest over CISF recording of frisking in Madras High Court
# 2 youths from Tamil Nadu who planned to join ISIS deported from Turkey
# Tamil Nadu is among the few states that have recorded an impressive growth in power generation in the first half of the current financial year

World Affairs

# Terror attack in Mali kills 22 people in the Capital Bamako
# Egypt, Russia signed deal to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt
# US House of Representatives passed Bill to restrict entry of Syrian, Iraqi refugees

Sunday, 22 November 2015

current affairs

INDIA
– Nitish-Kumar led new Bihar govt sworn in; Lalu Prasad’s son Tejaswi Yadav appointed Deputy CM; 28 ministers take oath
– Foreign Affairs Minister of France Laurent Fabius calls on PM Modi in New Delhi
– 26/11 attacks: David Headley to testify before TADA court through video conferencing
– Home Minister Rajnath Singh meets Premier Li Keqiang and other top Chinese leaders in Beijing; both nations to form ministerial mechanism to boost security cooperation
– PM leaves on 4-day visit to Malaysia and Singapore; to attend ASEAN- India and East Asia Summits in Kuala Lumpur
– ED conducts searches in 3 states in connection with money laundering probe against Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh
– International Film Festival of India begins in Goa; music composer Illyaraja felicitated with Centenary Award
– Jaitley releases book ‘Legends of Indian Silver Screen’ brought out by the Publications Division of Information and Broadcasting Ministry
– President Mukherjee to inaugurate first ever World Indology Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 21
– SC suspends the operation of Delhi HC order directing the navy to grant permanent commission to women officers
– Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces new National Institute of Design (NID) campus in Rajasthan
– November 20 observed as International Children Rights day
– 19th International Children’s Film Festival of India concludes in Hyderabad; Korean film “How to Steal a Dog” is the Best Film in Asian Panorama section
– USIBC confers lifetime achievement award upon Justice Fathima Beevi, the first woman judge in SC
– NRDC and DIPP launch Intellectual Property Rights Awareness Programmes in 25 universities and institutes across 21 states
– UK selects Pune and Amravati in Maharashtra and Indore in MP for developing them as ‘Smart City’
– ADB pledges $120 million loan to finance India, Bangladesh electricity link
WORLD
– Gunmen hold over 150 hostage in a hotel in Mali; 3 hostages killed, 30 freed; All 20 Indians in the hotel evacuated safely
– World’s 2nd biggest diamond (1111 carat) after Cullinan diamond (3106 carat, SA, 1905) found in a mine in Botswana
– Jewish-American spy Jonathan Pollard released after 30 years of imprisonment in the US
– Over 100,000 Bhutan refugees from Nepal resettled in the West: UN
– Aung San Suu Kyi seeks external monitoring of power transition in Myanmar
– 2-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting concludes in Manila on November 19
– World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims observed on November 15
– UN General Assembly elected Filippo Grandi as next UN High Commissioner for Refugees on November 18
– World Philosophy Day observed on third Thursday of November (November 19)
– Indian-origin Swati Dandekar nominated ADB’s Executive Director by Obama
SPORTS
– India finish with 11 medals in Track Asia Cup cycling in New Delhi.

Friday, 20 November 2015

current affairs 2016

November 21
INDIA
– Nitish-Kumar led new Bihar govt sworn in; Lalu Prasad’s son Tejaswi Yadav appointed Deputy CM; 28 ministers take oath
– Foreign Affairs Minister of France Laurent Fabius calls on PM Modi in New Delhi
– 26/11 attacks: David Headley to testify before TADA court through video conferencing
– Home Minister Rajnath Singh meets Premier Li Keqiang and other top Chinese leaders in Beijing; both nations to form ministerial mechanism to boost security cooperation
– PM leaves on 4-day visit to Malaysia and Singapore; to attend ASEAN- India and East Asia Summits in Kuala LumpurLiebesbilder
– ED conducts searches in 3 states in connection with money laundering probe against Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh
– International Film Festival of India begins in Goa; music composer Illyaraja felicitated with Centenary Award
– Jaitley releases book ‘Legends of Indian Silver Screen’ brought out by the Publications Division of Information and Broadcasting Ministry
– President Mukherjee to inaugurate first ever World Indology Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 21
– SC suspends the operation of Delhi HC order directing the navy to grant permanent commission to women officers
– Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces new National Institute of Design (NID) campus in Rajasthan
– November 20 observed as International Children Rights day
– 19th International Children’s Film Festival of India concludes in Hyderabad; Korean film “How to Steal a Dog” is the Best Film in Asian Panorama section
– USIBC confers lifetime achievement award upon Justice Fathima Beevi, the first woman judge in SC
– NRDC and DIPP launch Intellectual Property Rights Awareness Programmes in 25 universities and institutes across 21 states
– UK selects Pune and Amravati in Maharashtra and Indore in MP for developing them as ‘Smart City’
– ADB pledges $120 million loan to finance India, Bangladesh electricity link
WORLD
– Gunmen hold over 150 hostage in a hotel in Mali; 3 hostages killed, 30 freed; All 20 Indians in the hotel evacuated safely
– World’s 2nd biggest diamond (1111 carat) after Cullinan diamond (3106 carat, SA, 1905) found in a mine in Botswana
– Jewish-American spy Jonathan Pollard released after 30 years of imprisonment in the US
– Over 100,000 Bhutan refugees from Nepal resettled in the West: UN
– Aung San Suu Kyi seeks external monitoring of power transition in Myanmar
– 2-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting concludes in Manila on November 19
– World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims observed on November 15
– UN General Assembly elected Filippo Grandi as next UN High Commissioner for Refugees on November 18
– World Philosophy Day observed on third Thursday of November (November 19)
– Indian-origin Swati Dandekar nominated ADB’s Executive Director by Obama
SPORTS
– India finish with 11 medals in Track Asia Cup cycling in New Delhi.

Thursday, 19 November 2015

Trending news 2016

Around India

# Central Government staff hit jackpot, as 7th Pay Commission (headed by A. K. Mathur) pushes for 23.55% hike
# 7th pay commission recommended that, minimum pay must be Rs. 18000 /month and maximum be Rs. 2.5 lakh/month
# President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee presented the Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Awards (2014-2015)
# Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare has urged the states (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh) to intimate immediately number of drought affected districts in the state
# Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mr. Ananth Kumar has announced the setting up of National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Jhalawar, Rajasthan
# National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) under the Ministry of Culture, Government of
India, celebrated “Golden Jubilee of Mobile Science Exhibition (MSE) Program” at Science City, Kolkata
# India tops a list of countries with burden of pneumonia and diarrhoea in children under 5
# Goa to host the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) from Nov 20 - 30, 2015
# Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi given its approval to the Status- cum-Progress Report by the Ministry of Water Resources related to the interlinking of rivers

India's Bilateral Relations

# India and the European Union agree to strengthen their collaboration in the field of Science & Technology
# Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi will be visiting Malaysia and Singapore from November 21, 2015 to November 24, 2015.

# Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa spoke to Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh and explained the situation of rain havoc in the State
# Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh assured that the Centre will send the team of officials to assess the damages
# DMK will not have any alliance with BJP: DMK Treasurer, Mr. M. K. Stalin
# With UGC given signal, next SLET exam likely to be in Jan - Feb 2016 (after a gap of three
years); Kodaikanal Mother Teresa Women University is the nodal agency for conducting SLET in the State
# Many places in the state will receive rain today
# Election Commission of India, has chosen Mr. Rajesh Lakhoni as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu, which goes to poll in May 2016

# MoS for Commerce & Industry, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, launched the Technology Acquisition and Development Fund (TADF) under National
Manufacturing Policy; the Scheme which would
be implemented through Global Innovation and
Technology Alliance (GITA), a joint venture company, support to MSME units
# State Finance Ministers will meet today and elect the new Chairman of the Empowered Committee
# Report of the Kelkar Committee on Revisiting & Revitalizing the PPP model of Infrastructure Development submitted to the Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley

# Andhra Pradesh Government decided to waive off 110 crore loans of over 25000 weavers
# Odisha: National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 was implemented in 14 of the 30 districts of Odisha
# Karnataka: objects to Tamil Nadu's plea to release Cauvery Water
# Haryana: Government jobs only to the persons who do not defecate in open

Tamil Nadu

# Death toll in the State due to recent rain related incidents increased to 189
# Flood cuts NH 16 (Chennai - Nellore)
# Massive rescue efforts underway in Chennai
# Chief Minister, Chennai Mayor and State Ministers comes under severe criticism for the rain havoc in Chennai from various sectors of the people
# Tamil Nadu's first IMAX screen at Luxe Cinemas, Chennai; James Bond's "Spectre" to be screened first; ticket price is Rs. 360
# After a decade, Palar rivers enters into the city of Vellore; people lit camphor as a mark to welcome the Palar River
# Sagayam panel may submit granite scam report in High Court on Nov 23, 2015

World Affairs
# After confirming that a bomb brought down a Russian charter jet over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt last month, Russia struck Raqqa (capital of ISIS) with advanced 'Kalibr' cruise missile from a submarine in the eastern Mediterranean Sea
# It was the first time, that Russia has fired cruise missiles from a submarine during a war
# Individuals from 40 nations, including G20 are funding ISIS: Russian President, Mr. Vladimir Putin
# USA: Bobby Jindal ends bid for Republican nomination

Business / Economics

# Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley holds meeting with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA); ADIA shows keen interest in making investment in National Infrastructure and Investment Fund (NIIF)
# Number of internet users in India to touch 402 million by Dec 2015; this will overtake USA and China

# "The Leaders' Forum" organised by UNESCO in Paris; Union HRD Minister, Ms. Smriti Irani participated
[Ms. Smriti Irani also paid homage to the statue of Aurobindo located in the Japanese garden at UNESCO headquarters. The statue is a gift from the Government of India to the Organization as its tribute to the House of Peace]

top Gk questions

Q.1) ‘World Diabetes Day’ is observed on which date?
a)13th November
b)14th November
c)15th November
d)16th November
Answer: (b)

(Q.2) What is the theme of ‘World Diabetes Day’ 2014-16?
a)Healthy Living Starts at Breakfast
b)Healthy Living Starts at Morning Walk
c)Healthy Living Starts with Proper Sleep
d)Health Living Starts with Sugar Free Diet
Answer: (a)

(Q.5) Name the former RBI Deputy Governor who has been appointed as an Executive Director on the Board of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
a)Subir Gokarn
b)H R Khan
c)K C Chakrabarty
d)Anand Sinha
Answer: (a)

(Q.6) Which country has topped World Prosperity Index for seventh year in a row?
a)Switzerland
b)Norway
c)United States
d)Japan
Answer: (b)

(Q.8) Which country has been provisionally suspended from International Athletics including Olympic Games for its alleged involvement in doping?
a)Ukraine
b)Belarus
c)Czech Republic
d)Russia
Answer: (d)

(Q.9) In context of Indian Defence and Security, what is ‘Samarth’?
a)Light Combat Helicopter of IAF
b)Offshore Patrol Vessel of Coast Guard
c)Tele Medicine Portal for BSF
d)Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher of Indian Army
Answer: (b)

(Q.10) 100 Drums Wangala festival is the annual cultural festival of _____ people held every year in ______
a)Bhutias in Mizoram
b)Garos in Meghalaya
c)Angamis in Assam
d)Khasis in Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (b)
______________________________

Saturday, 14 November 2015

Today Head lines

# Rashtrapati Bhavan will host for the first time a World Indology Conference in collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) from November 21 to 23, 2015

# A low pressure area is expected to form over southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood; heavy rains expected over South Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry over next four days

# “Anubhav”: Ministry of Personnel has advised officers retiring within a period of six months to leave behind a note or write-up on their achievements as well as outstanding work done by them which could have, according to them, contributed to efficient functioning of the government or any innovation introduced by them which could have led to improvement in work culture

# Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD won 329 seats in the 664 member Parliament; she cannot become President as her sons are British (the new Constitution bars those with a Child owing allegiance to a foreign power from holding office); she is expected to run a proxy government now

Friday, 13 November 2015

current affairs

Around India
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# "India is a land of Gandhi and Buddha; it won't accept anything against the basic social values": Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi in London
# Union Minister for External Affairs & Overseas Indian Affairs, Mrs. Sushma Swaraj will chair the ninth edition of the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (RPBD) to be held in Los Angeles, California, USA on 14-15 November
# Ministry of Women and Child Development will hold its annual Women of India Exhibition with the theme “Women and Organic Products” from 13th to 23rd November, 2015 at New Delhi
# Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Mr. Prakash Javadekar has launched a new website on climate change –
www.justclimateaction.org
# Funds giving ratio in the Centrally Sponsored Schemes for States and UTs are revised

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India's Bilateral Relations
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# Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi addressed in the Briitsh Parliament
# A number of groups announced a 'day of protest' including a campaign called 'Modi not Welcome' on his arrival in London
# India and UK announced deals worth 9 billion pounds; signed civil nuclear pact and decided to collaborate in the field of defence and cyber security; launching a rupee bond
# India signed MoUs with 6 countries (Oman,Kazakhstan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Finland & three Scandinavian Countries) in the International Civil Aviation negotiations [ICAN (International Civil Aviation Negotiations),2 015 was held in Antalya, Turkey]

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Tamil Nadu
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# Tamil Nadu government has proposed to address severe water supply problem in urban areas of the state under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
# Tamil Nadu government has submitted annual Action Plan for 2015-16 under Atal Mission with a project expenditure outlay of Rs.3,249 cr to the Ministry of Urban Development
# 31 people killed in Tamil Nadu in rain related incidents
# FDI will not generate jobs in India: MDMK Chief, Mr. Vaiko
# Coalition demand is not a bargaining tool: VCK Chief, Mr. Thirumavalavan

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World Affairs
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# The Giant Magellan Telescope (in Chile): to be the largest telescope in the world; to begin operations in 2021
# Mr. Filippo Grandi (Italian) is the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
# Sweden and Slovenia tightened their borders of the increasing refugee
# Pakistan and China kicked off their ambitious $46 billion economic corridor project with China acquiring over 2000 acres in Gwadar Port

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Business / Economics
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# Dr. Subir Gokaran, Economist (former Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India) is appointed as Executive Director representing the Indian Constituency (India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka) at the International Monetary Fund
# Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi addresses at the Indo - UK Business Meeting at London [UK is third largest foreign investor in India behind Singapore and Mauritius; India has emerged as the third largest source of FDI for UK]
# Government has extended by one year the tenure of a high - level committee set up under former CEA Ashok Lahiri to suggest steps sort out taxation problem being faced by the trade and industry

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Sports
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# 5 persons are in the race for FIFA President post
# "V Chennai Warriors" - a new team in Champions Tennis League (CTL); other teams are: Punjab Marshalls, Mumbai Tennis Masters, Raipur Rangers, Nagpur Orangers and Hyderabad Aces
# India's final tally in the 13th Asian Shooting Championships is 44 (17 Gold, 14 Silver and 13 Bronze)
# India overcame great odds to emerge a 1-0 winner against Guam in Bengaluru, its first victory in six 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

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Miscellaneous
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# India debuts in Top 100 World University Rankings; IISc - Bengaluru @ 99th rank; top 3 universities are from USA - Stanford Univ, California Inst of Tech and MIT
# "Blue Moon" - a diamond was bought for $48.4 million
# Actor Benedict Cumberbatch received the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) from Queen Elizabeth II for services to the performing arts and to charity at Buckingham Palace in London, England.

Thursday, 12 November 2015

modern history

Chronicle order of imp events in
Modern history (1905-1947)
1905
a. (July) Announcement of revised scheme of
partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon.
b. (Oct.) Partition of Bengal came into force.
c. (Nov.) Establishment of the National Council of
Education
1906
a. (Dec.) Foundation of Indian Muslim League at
Dhaka,
b. Starting of a National College with Aurobindo
Ghosh as principal in Calcutta.
1907
a. Congress split in Surat
b. First Annual Session of the Muslim League at
Karanchi.
1908 – Imprisonment of Tilak for 6 years — sent
to Mandley Jail.
1909 – Indian Council Act or Morley Minto
Reforms was passed.
1911
a. Coronation of Delhi Darbar.
b. Partition of Bengal was revoked
c. Announcement of transfer of capital from
Calcutta to Delhi.
1912
a. (Dee.) Bomb thrown on Lord Hardinge on his
state entry into Delhi.
b. Transfer of capital to Delhi.
c. Constitution of separate provinces of Bihar &
Orissa,
1915
a. Gandhiji returned to India from South Africa.
b. Foundation of Sabarmati Ashram by Gandhi at
Abmedabad.
1916
a. (April) Foundation of Home Rule League by
Tilak.
b. (Sept) Foundation of Home Rule League by
Annie Besant
c. Foundation of Banaras Hindu University by Pt
Madan Mohan Malviya.
d. Unity between moderates and extremists.
e. Lucknow Pact in which an agreement was
made between Congress & Muslim league.
f. Foundation of women’s university at Poona.
1917
a. (April) Champaran Satyagrah by Gandhiji.
b. (20 Aug) The Congress and the Muslim league
dropped the programme of passive resistance.
c. Formation of Rowlatt Committee.
d. Annie Besant dropped the Home Rule
Movement.
1918
a. (March) Organisation of first All- India
Depressed Classes Conference,
b. Ahmedabad Satyagrah by Gandhi.
c. Khaira Satyagrah by Gandhi.
1919
a. (Feb.) Foundation of Satyagrah Sabba by
Gandhiji against the of Rowlatt Bill
b. (6thApril) Beginning of Rolatt Satyagrah
c. (13 April) Jalianwala Baghmassacre
d. (15 April) Martial law in Punjab.
e. (Oct.) Appointment of the Hunter Committee
for the investigation of Punjab wrongs.
f. (Nov) Foundation of All India Khilafat
Committee.
g. (Dec.) Montague — Chelmsford Reforms or the
Govt. of India Act 1919 was passed
h. Gandhi elected as the President of All — India
Khilafat Committee at Delhi
i. Formation of National Liberation Federation.
1920
a. (June) Passing of Non-cooperation proposal by
Khilafat committee in Allahabad
b. (1 August) Launching of Noncooperation
Movement by the Congress
c. (Deo.) Approval and ratification of the policy of
non-violent noncooperation by the congress in the
Nagpur Session.
d. First meeting of All India Trade Union Congress
e. Foundation of the Aligarh Muslim University:
1921
a. (3 Jan) The inauguration of the new
constitution according to the Government of India
Act 919
b. (1 Feb) Gandhi decided to embark on Mass
Civil Disobedience at Bardoli.
c. (July) Passing a resolution by All India Khilafat
Committee prohibited Muslim to serve British
Indian Army
d. (Aug.) Moplas rebellion in Malabar coast
e. Foundation of Chamber of Princess
1922
a. (Feb.) Announcement of starting of mass civil
disobedience by Gandhi
b. (Feb) Chauri-Choura incident and suspension
of the Non-cooperation Movement
c. Opposition of Congress Programmes in Gaya
Session –
d. (May) Vishva Bharti University started by
Rabindranath Tagore –
e. (Dee) Foundation of Swaraj Partyf. Liberty
given to the people of native states to become a
member of Congress.
1923 – Compromise between Swarajijsts and the
No—Changers in the congress in the special
session of the Congress in Delhi
1925
a. Foundation of the Communist Party byM.N.
Roy
b. Foundation of Hindustan Association by
Chandra Shekhar Azad
c. Vitthalbhai Patel elected as the President in
Centre Legislature.
1926
a. First All India Non-Brahmin Conference held at
Belgaum under the President ship of Ramaswamy
b. Announcement of four-point programme k co-
operation with the congress by Md. Au Jinnah
lathe Nagpur session of Muslim league
1927
a. (Nov.) Appointment of the Sim

WSSO Water and Sanitation Support Organisation

Friday, 6 November 2015

Difference between NITI Aayog and Planning Commission

Financial clout
NITI Aayog – To be an advisory body, or a think-tank. The powers to allocate fund vested in the finance ministry.

Planning Commission – Enjoyed the powers to allocate funds to ministries and state governments

Full-time members
NITI Aayog – Two full-time members.

Planning Commission – had eight full-time members

States' role
NITI Aayog – Includes the Chief Ministers of all States and the Lieutenant Governors of all Union territories in its Governing Council, devolving more power to the States of the Union.[14]

Planning Commission – States' role was limited to the National Development Council and annual interaction during Plan meetings

Member secretary
NITI Aayog – To be known as the CEO and to be appointed by the prime minister

Planning Commission – Secretaries or member secretaries were appointed through the usual process

Part-time members
NITI Aayog – To have a number of part-time members, depending on the need from time to time

Planning Commission – Full Planning Commission had no provision for part-time members

Constitution
Niti Aayog – Governing Council has state chief ministers and lieutenant governors.

Planning Commission- The commission reported to National Development Council that had state chief ministers and lieutenant governors.

Organization
Niti Aayog – New posts of CEO, of secretary rank, and Vice-Chairperson. Will also have two full-time members and part-time members as per need. Four cabinet ministers will serve as ex-officio members.

Planning Commission – Had deputy chairperson, a member secretary and full-time members.

Participation
Niti Aayog- Consulting states while making policy and deciding on funds allocation. Final policy would be a result of that.

Planning Commission- Policy was formed by the commission and states were then consulted about allocation of funds.

Allocation
Niti Aayog- No power to allocate funds

Planning Commission- Had power to decide allocation of government funds for various programs at national and state levels.

Nature
Niti Aayog- NITI is a think-tank and does not have the power to impose policies.

Planning Commission- Imposed policies on states and tied allocation of funds with projects it approve

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Important Current Affairs - September 2015300 POSSIBLE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS USEFUL FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAMS1).Which State Government has launched the first one step Women’s Help Centre called “Sakthi” to provide help the harassed women in the state? Answer is: Haryana 2).Who has been appointed as the CMD of India Trade Promotion Organization? Answer is: L C Goyal3).Union Government has contributed how much amount for the Employees Pension Scheme (EPS) for the year 2015-16? Answer is: Rs. 2,000 crore 4).Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy is related to which of the following sports? Answer is: Cricket 5).Vadakkunnathan Temple is located at_________. Answer is: Kerala 6).Which State Renewable Energy Department has won the award for highest Capacity in Rooftop solar Power output? Answer is: Punjab 7).Oliver Wolf Sacks who recently passed away was a famous________. Answer is: Neurologist 8).Who is the winner of Award of Excellence 2015 from UNESCO? Answer is: India 9).Which State Legislative Assembly has passed three bills to protect indigenous people of the state? Answer is: Manipur 10).Which of the following mountain in North America has been renamed as Denail? Answer is: McKinley 11). Who has been appointed as the interim Chairman & MD (CMD) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)? Answer is: A K Jha 12). Which of the following committee is related to Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT)? Answer is: A K Ganju Committee 13). 22nd Commonwealth Games 2022 will be hosted at __________. Answer is: Durban 14).NASA and US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the Asian Dissater Preparedness Centre in which of the following city? Answer is: Bangkok 15).What is the name of the New Mobile Application for freight operations of Indian Railways? Answer is: PARICHAALAN 16).Which of the following team has won the Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy in the All India Invitation Cricket Tournament? Answer is: Mumbai 17). What is the name of the project, which was started by NASA and US Agency for International Development (USAID) for environmental monitoring in Southeast Asia region? Answer is: SERVIR-Mekong 18).India has emerged as the 8th largest tourism market for which of the following country? Answer is: Australia 19).NCMC stands for ______. Answer is: National Common Mobility Card 20).Who is the author of the book- The Duels of the Himalayan Eagle? Answer is: Air Marshal (Retd.) Bharat Kumar 21).Union Finance Ministry has planned to merge the commodities market regulator Forward Market Commission (FMC) with which of the following regulatory body? Answer is: SEBI 22).India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) has signed a MoU with ________ to enable cooperation between the two exchanges. Answer is: Stock Exchange of Mauritius 23).Which is the first Railway Zone in Indian Railway to eliminate all unmanned level crossing? Answer is: West-Central Railway 24).ICICI Lombard General Insurance has signed a Joint Venture with which of the following banks for bancassurance? Answer is: Catholic Syrian Bank 25). Who has been appointed as the Global Chief Technology Officer of ABB, India? Answer is: Bazmi Husain 26).Intellectual Property Rights Facilitation Centre (IPFC) MSMEs has been launched in which city? Answer is: Lucknow 27). 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 was yet to be hosted at________? Answer is: Gold Coast, Australia..28).Union Cabinet has approved Marginal Fields Policy (MFP) for which of the following? Answer is: Development of hydrocarbon discoveries 29).Paperless unreserved ticketing through mobile phone has started between which of the two stations? Answer is: New Delhi-Palwal 30).The Union Cabinet has approved 113 crore as reimbursement of which of the following? Answer is: Import of Pulses 31).Which of the following state government has won the Skoch Order of Merit National Award for implementing 6 e-Governance and IT initiatives in the state? Answer is: Haryana 32).With which country India has agreed to conduct joint working group on defence research and material cooperation to strengthen the Bilateral Defence Partnership? Answer is: Australia 33).Which of the following state has launched MGNREGA Cell to implement the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme effectively? Answer is: Punjab 34).Reserve Bank of India has issued Rs. 5 denomination to mark the golden jubilee year of __________. Answer is: Indo-Pak War 1965 35).Which of the following Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) registration has been cancelled by the Indian Government? Answer is: Greenpeace36).Which of the following Corporation has acquired the 15% stake of Russia’s 2nd Largest oil field Vankor from Russian National Oil company Rosneft? Answer is: ONGC 37).What is the name of the first bilateral Maritime exercise between India and Australia? Answer is: AUSINDEXhttp://currentaffairshunger.blogspot.in/38).Disaster Mitigation Conference for the member of SAARC countries was held at________. Answer is: New Delhi 39).Who is Dr. Wilfred de Souza? Answer is: Former Chief Minister of Goa40).Who is the winner of the National Humanities Medal 2014? Answer is: Jhumpa Lahiri 41).Which of the following state government has planned to train 50,000 government employees as a part of its Key Result Area (KRA) programme? Answer is: Maharashtra 42).Name the Indian Shooter who won Silver medal in women’s 10m air rifle event of the ISSG Rifle and Pistol World Cup Finals? Answer is: Apurvi Chande 43).PM Narendra Modi has announced which of the following places as the spiritual capital? Answer is: Bodhgaya 44).What is the name of the joint project between NASA and ISRO to co-develop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite? Answer is: NISAR Mission 45).Who is Jhumpa Lahiri? Answer is: Novelist 46).Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located at__________. Answer is: Sri Harikota, Andhra Pradesh 47).LAPAN A2/Orari is a new satellite which was yet to be launched by India for_________ Answer is: Indonesia 48).What is the theme of the SAARC Countries conference which was being held in New Delhi? Answer is: Disaster Mitigation 49).Name the Head Coach of the Sri Lankan Cricket Team who has recently resigned?http://currentaffairshunger.blogspot.in/ Page 22 Answer is: Marvan Atapattu 50).Who is Aadesh Shrivastava? Answer is: Bollywood Music Director 51).Who is the New President of W20 Group, which was formed by G-20 Nations to support Gender Inclusive Global Economic Growth? Answer is: Guldan Turkan 52).Which of the following state Legislative Assembly has passed an amendment bill to abolish its Police Recruitment Board? Answer is: Haryana 53).Indian Railways has signed a MoU with which of the following organization to provide online images of trains using Geo-Spatial Technology? Answer is: ISRO 54).PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Solar Powered Metro Train which connects __________ and __________ stations. Answer is: Badarpur-Faridabad 55).One Rank One Pension Scheme is related __________. Answer is: Ex-Servicemen 56).Who is Uday Prakash? Answer is: Hindi Writer 57).As per the Llyod’s City Risk Index 2015-2025 which city will face maximum loss of GDP? Answer is: Taipei 58).Which of the following country has rejected French proposal to limit veto power of UNSC’s permanent members? Answer is: Russia 59).1st Summit of W20 Group will be held in October 2015 at ________. Answer is: Istanbul. 60).Name the Indian Boxer who won Silver Medal in the Asian Championship which was held at Bangkok, Thailand? Answer is: Vikas Krishnan 61).Shaheen (Eagle)-4 is the name of the joint Air Exercise which was conducted between China and ________. Answer is: Pakistan 62).Name the communication satellite which was launched by ISRO and has successfully placed in its orbital slot 83 degree east? Answer is: GSAT-6 63).Which of the following government has decided to reduce the syllabus up to class 8th by 25%? Answer is: Delhi 64).International Film Festival for persons with disabilities 2015 was hosted at________. Answer is: India 65).Mumbai Team has won the Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy by defeating which of the following teams in the finals? Answer is: Tamil Nadu 66).Asian Boxing Championship 2015 was hosted at________. Answer is: Bangkok 67).Asian Highway No.1 links India with which of the following two countries? Answer is: Thailand and Myanmar 68).”e-Pragati” is related to which of the following state? Answer is: Andhra Pradesh 69).Who is the second Australian Cricketer (next to Ricky Ponting) to win back to back Allan Border Medals? Answer is: Shane Watson 70).Who is the winner of the Italian Grand Prix of Formula One 2015? Answer is: Lewis Hamilton 71).Who has been appointed as the New Director General (Electronics & Communications Systems) of DRDO? Answer is: J Manjula 72). 3-days Organic Fair and Food Festival was held at which of the following states? Answer is: Himachal Pradesh 73).Which of the following Indian Organization has signed a MoU with the Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) to start the construction of naval ships? Answer is: Reliance Group 74).6th Indo-Maldives joint Training Exercise was started at Pangode Military Station which was located at ____________. Answer is: Kerala 75).Who has been appointed as the new member of the Niti Aayog? Answer is: Ramesh Chand 76). Which of the following Financial Institution’s license has been cancelled by RBI recently? Answer is: Sahara India Financial Corporation Ltd 77).Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 was hosted at_________. Answer is: Samoa 78).Which of the following state has launched Wazan Diwas to identify children with inadequate diet? Answer is: Uttar Pradesh 79).Name the Indian Weightlifting Champion who won Gold medal in the 5th Youth Commonwealth Games (CYG)? Answer is: Deepak Lather 80).Who among the following has launched the e-version of the 100 volumes of Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (CWMG) in New Delhi? Answer is: Arun Jaitley 81).As per the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) which of the following Stock Exchanges has the highest number of listed companies in the world? Answer is: Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 82).Which State government has passed the Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to set matriculation as the minimum education qualification for elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions? Answer is: Haryana 83).President’s Cup of Golf 2015 is held at_________. Answer is: South Korea 84).Which of the following state has recently approved the formation of Anti-Terror Squad? Answer is: Jharkhand 85).7 Indians were recognized in the New Group of Philanthropists list in the 9th edition of Forbes Asian Magazine. Who among the following is NOT one of them? Answer is: Akash Ambani 86).Deepak Lather is related to which of the following sports? Answer is: Weightlifting 87).Which of the following state’s Food and Drug Administration has decided to ban gutka, pan masala and other similar products for one year? Answer is: Haryana 88).Name the first Indian Golfer to get qualified for President’s Cup of Golf? Answer is: Anirban Lahiri 89).India had set a bilateral trade target of 1 billion dollar by 2018, with which of the following countries? Answer is: Belarus 90).Which Country’s Supreme Court has ordered to adopt Urdu as their official language of the country? Answer is: Pakistan 91).India has signed an agreement with which of the following country to cooperate in all criminal matters including gathering evidence? Answer is: Indonesia 92).Which of the following state has decided to launch motorbike ambulances from next year? Answer is: Maharashtra 93).Who is the head of the 21st Law commission of India? Answer is: Ajit Prakash Shah 94).Which of the following has been newly established by Indian Navy at Karwar, Karnataka? Answer is: INS Vajrakosh 95). ISRO Chairman ________ has received the Prestigious Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 from the President Pranab Mukherjee? Answer is: A S Kiran Kumar 96).Tamil Nadu’s 1st Global Investors Summit (TNGIM) 2015 was held at________. Answer is: Chennai 97).Who is the Union HRD Minister of India? Answer is: Smt Smriti Irani 98).PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 10th World Hindi Conference which was held at _________. Answer is: Bhopal 99). What is the percentage of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under the automatic route for White Label ATM Operations (WLAO)? Answer is: 100% 100).First World Hindi Conference was held in 1975 at_________. Answer is: Nagpur 101).Who has been elected as the new chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) during the 67th Annual General meeting 2015-16? Answer is: Shashidhar Sinha 102).What is the theme of 10th World Hindi Conference? Answer is: Hindi Jagat Vistar and Sambhavnaye 103).PM Narendra Modi has approved the _________ Law Commission of India (LCI) for the period of 3 years from 1st September 2015 to August 2018. Answer is: 21st 104).India and ______ has agreed to maintain peace along the border after the Director General level meeting. Answer is: Pakistan 105).Who among the following has launched the national web portal for the promotion of a national apprenticeship scheme? Answer is: Smriti Irani106).Name the Indian Bengali American author who has won the prestigious National Humanities Medal from the hands for US President Barack Obama? Answer is: Jhumpa Lahiri 107).Name the Indian American Who has been selected as the post master for Sacramento in California? Answer is: Jagdeep Grewal 108).What is the name of the new species of human relative discovered in South Africa by the Professor Lee Berger from the University of the Witwatersrand? Answer is: Homonaledi 109).Name the Water Policy Expect who has instrumental in drafting India’s 1st National Water Policy in 1978? Answer is: Ramaswamy R. Iyer 110).World Hindi Day was observed on__________. Answer is: 10th January 111).Who has been appointed as new the Managing Director and CEO of Canara Bank? Answer is: Rakesh Sharma 112).Name the only Indian Origin CEO to placed in the list of Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business 2015? Answer is: Indra Nooyi 113).Indian Railways has partnered with which of the following organization to provided free high speed WiFi across 400 Railway Stations? Answer is: Google 114).Indian Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced to add ________ of roads to the National Highways network. Answer is: 50,000 km 115).World First Aid Day is observed on ________. Answer is: 2nd Saturday of September 116).Leander Paes and _________ have won the US Open Mixed Doubles Title 2015? Answer is: Martina Hingis 117).Who has been elected as the head of Britain’s Labour Party? Answer is: Jeremy Corbyn 118).Name the Russian Astronaut who break the previous record by spending most time total of 879 days in space over his five trips? Answer is: Gennady Padalka 119).Who is the author of the book- “Feminist and Orientalist Perpectives- A Study of Lady Mary Montagu’s Turkish Embassy Letters”? Answer is: Dr. Farha Hiba Parvez 120).Name the Indian Golfer who won the Singha Thailand Amateur Championship Title? Answer is: Aditi Ashok121).Bilateral Maritime exercise between India and Australia “AUSINDEX15” has begun at the coast of ___________. Answer is: Visakhapatnam 122).Which is the first state in India to submit Annual Action Plan for the approval by the Urban Development Ministry for the financial year 2015-16 under the AMRUT Scheme? Answer is: Rajasthan 123).Recently Union Tourism Ministry has extended the e-Tourism Visa Scheme for who many countries? Answer is: 37 countries 124).Name the Scientist who won the prestigious Silver Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)? Answer is: Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy 125).Indian Government has planned to provide LED bulbs at Rs. 44 under which of them following Schemes? Answer is: DELP 126).Who is the winner of the US Open Men’s Single Title? Answer is: Novak Djokovic 127).Name the Indian who won Bronze Medal in the 74kg Freestyle Category at the World Wrestling Championship? Answer is: Narsingh Pancham Yadav 128).Balakrishna Wasnik who died recently is a famous _________. Answer is: Congress Leader 129).Who is the Secretary of Union Tourism Ministry? Answer is: Vinod Zuthsi 130).Who is the winner of US Open Women’s Singles Titles? Answer is: Flavia Pennetta 131).Who has been appointed as the New Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)? Answer is: Hormusji N Cama 132).Mount Aso is located at________? Answer is: Kyushu, Japan 133).Flavia Pennetta (Italy) has won the 2015 US Open Women’s Single Title by defeating whom in the finals? Answer is: Roberta Vinci 134).Who has appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Petronet LNG Ltd? Answer is: Prabhat Kumar Singh 135).Recently which of the following group has entered into the e-Commerce segment of Indian by the online portal called M2ALL? Answer is: Mahindra 136).Tropical Strom Etau has recently hit which of the following country? Answer is: Japan 137). 11th Indo-US Economic Summit is hosted at _______. Answer is: New Delhi 138).Which of the following state has planned to launch a Fibernet Corporation? Answer is: Tamil Nadu 139).National Hindi Day was observed on _________. Answer is: 14th September 140).Who is Kalamandalam Sathyabhama? Answer is: Classical Dancer 141).Reserve Bank of India has signed a MoU with which of the following banks on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information? Answer is: Nepal Rastra Bank 142).Which of the Indian State has ranks first in the list of the World Bank’s report Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms? Answer is: Gujarat 143).Who is the New Prime Minister of Australia? Answer is: Malcolm Turnbull 144).Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has recognized which of the following as the Regional Sports Federation (RSF)? Answer is: Indian Kalarippayattu Federation 145).Which of the following state has launched the New Tourism Policy 2015-16 to enhance the tourism sector of the state? Answer is: Andhra Pradesh 146).Which bank has launched a new credit card SimplyCLICK for online shopping? Answer is: SBI 147).Which of the Indian e-Commerce company has launched cashless payments in the educational institutions? Answer is: Paytm 148).What is the name of the consumer awareness campaign of International Finance Corporation (IFC) which aims to provide safe, affordable and quality solar lights to all? Answer is: Suryoday 149).55th National Open Athletics Championship is hosted at ________. Answer is: Kolkata 150).What is the theme of International Day of Democracy? Answer is: Space for Civil Society 151).Andhra Pradesh has created history by linking which of its two rivers by the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme? Answer is: Krishna and Godavari 152).Name the Bollywood actor who has received the Certificate of Recognition from the California Legislature for his dedication to helping the Kashmiri Hindu Community? Answer is: Anupam Kher 153).Which is the first developing country to have a Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan? Answer is: Bangladesh 154).Name the first Indian who has been selected as the Mayor of the German City Bonn? Answer is: Ashok-Alexander Sridharan 155).Name the two Indian Institutions that placed in the list of top 200 ranks of the QS World University Ranking of 2015-16? Answer is: Indian Institute of Science (IIS), Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. 156).Union Finance Ministry has imposed Safeguard Duty on certain categories of which products? Answer is: Steel Products 157).What is the Venue of United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 which was yet to be held on 27th September 2015? Answer is: New York 158).World Ozone Day is observed on ____________. Answer is: 16th September 159).Name the Indian American who has been selected for the Champions of Change Award? Answer is: Swetha Prabhakaran 160).Asian Games 2018 will be hosted at _________. Answer is: Indonesia 161).India has signed two MoUs with which of the following countries to boost the bilateral cooperation in the field of Tourism and Umbrella Projects? Answer is: Cambodia 162).Reserve Bank of India has recently granted the in-principle approval for 10 entities to set up Small Finance Banks to provide basic banking service for small farmers and micro industries. Which among the following is NOT one of them? Answer is: J & K Financiers Ltd 163).The Union Government has allotted Rs. _________ crore for the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (SPMRM) to develop 300 clusters over the next 3 years? Answer is: Rs. 5000 crore 164).PM Narendra Modi has approved the creation of 4 posts of Directors for the 4 new National Institutes of Design (NIDs) in different regions. Which of the following is NOT one of those regions? Answer is: Bangalore, Karnataka 165).South Indian Fertilizers has planned to setup Kissan Kendra’s and Agri Super Markets across which state? Answer is: Kerala 166). Which of the following state has decided to stop old rotation based reservation system in village Panchayats? Answer is: Uttar Pradesh 167). Which of the following City has confirmed to host 2022 Asian Game? Answer is: Hangzhou 168). Which Foundation has been established by Nana Patekar to fund drought relief for farmers? Answer is: Naam Foundation 169).Name the Indian Shot putter who got qualified for Rio Olympics recently? Answer is: Manpreet Kaur 170).Name the Cricket player who has been honored with the Icon Award by the IndoCaribbean Alliance? Answer is: Chanderpaul 171).Which state government has launched the M-Shiksha-Mitra Mobile Application to provide various services and teaching related work to teachers? Answer is: Madhya Pradesh 172).Who has been appointed as the New Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of GoAir Airlines? Answer is: Krishna Balakrishnan 173).What is the name of the new Scheme that launched by the Union Government which provides welfare for the people and area affected by the Mining related operations? Answer is: Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana 174).What is the name of the new committee which was formed to restructure the water agencies in India? Answer is: Mihir Shah Committee 175).Who is the author of the book- “Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights”? Answer is: Salman Rushdie 176).Mangal Singh Champia is related to which of the following sports? Answer is: Archery 177).Which of the following Gram Panchayat of Kerala has became the 1st Panchayat in the state to declare its Own Water Policy in the lines of Kerala’s Water Policy declared in 2008? Answer is: Perumanna Gram Panchayat178).President Pranab Mukherjee has presented the Best Rural Tourism Project Award to which state? Answer is: Gujarat 179).PM Narendra Modi has launched the nationwide Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) at the cost of Rs. 45,000 crore at ___________. Answer is: Varanasi 180).Who is the winner of the 2015 United Nations High Commissioners for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award? Answer is: Aqeela Asifi 181).International Textile and Apparel fair “VASTRA” was yet to be held on 28th and 30th September at _________. Answer is: Jaipur, Rajasthan

183).Recently India has signed two key MoUs with which of the following countries on Air Services and Quick Impact Projects under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) programme? Answer is: Laos 184).Veteran Cricket Commentator Bal Pandit has passed away recently at his age of 89. He belongs to which state? Answer is: Maharashtra 185).Who among the following is also known as Metro Man? Answer is: Elattuvalapil Sreedhran 186).International Red Panda Day is observed on __________. Answer is: 19th September 187).Which of the following has recently launched the Panch Kranti Abhiyan? Answer is: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha 188).Which of the following city will host the Asian Games 2022? Answer is: Hangzhou 189).What is the name of the operation that rescued 19,000 missing children from slavery and abuse? Answer is: Operation Smile 190).Who among the following has established Naam Foundation to fund drought relief for farmers? Answer is: Nana Patekar 191).Government has organized an exhibition remembering the Indo-Pak war of 1965 “Shauryanjali” which was held at _______. Answer is: Rajpath192).Which of the following state government has planned to increase the working days from 150 to 200 days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in drought affected areas? Answer is: Odisha 193).The president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Jagmohan Dalmiya has passed away recently. He belongs to which state? Answer is: West Bengal 194).Name the Indian who has won silver medal in 2015 Korea Open Badminton Tournament? Answer is: Ajay Jayaram 195).Ladakh Festival is celebrated at which of the following state? Answer is: Jammu and Kashmir 196) How much fund has been allotted for the National Integrated Power Development Scheme? Answer is: Rs. 45,000 Crore 197).Name the Indian Cricketer who has received the honorary life membership by the Cricket Club of India? Answer is: Ajinkya Rahane 198).Which of the following country has recently adopted new constitution to make the country’s transition to a secular and democratic republic? Answer is: Nepal 199).Who is the winner of 2015 Singapore Grand Prix of Formula One? Answer is: Sebastian Vettel 200).Who is the current President of Nepal? Answer is: Ram Baran Yadav201).Which of the following country has launched the newly developed smaller version of carrier rocket Long March-6 which has the capable of carrying 20 micro satellites in to the space? Answer is: China 202).Who is the winner of Jnangarima Manad Alankaran Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith? Answer is: Shamim Hanfi 203).The 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony was held at ___________. Answer is: Los Angeles 204).Who is the author of “Hollywood Wives”? Answer is: Jackie Collins 205).International Day of Peace was observed on 21st September 2015. What is its theme for the year 2015? Answer is: Partnerships for Peace-Dignity for all 206).Which of the following city is hosting the National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign? Answer is: New Delhi 207).Who is the current Prime Minister of Egypt? Answer is: Ibrahim Mahlab 208).Who is the winner of the annual Beijing International Marathon in Men’s Category which was recently held at Beijing? Answer is: Mariko Kipchumba 209).Who is the first Black Women to win the award for leading actress in the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2015? Answer is: Viola Davis 210).Who is Radhika Thilak? Answer is: Malayalam Playback Singer 211).What will be the India’s GDP growth forecast for the current financial year as per recent Asian Development Bank forecast? Answer is: 7.4% 212).Who has been appointed as the New Managing Director of Harley Davidson India? Answer is: Vikram Pawah 213).Which country has declared, Cow as their National Animal? Answer is: Nepal 214).What is the name of the India’s Fast Patrol Vessel which has been commissioned in the naval dockyard in Mumbai? Answer is: ICGS Apoorva 215).Who is the winner of the 24th Vyaas Samman? Answer is: Kamal Kishore Goenka 216).Google has joined hands with which of the following organization to launch Android Developer Nanodegree programme? Answer is: Tata Trusts 217).Which of the following state assembly has passed the Vexation Litigation Prevention Bill, 2015 to prevent the filing of baseless cases and misuse of laws for personal benefits? Answer is: Rajasthan 218).Who is the partner for Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme? Answer is: NIAC 219).5th International Pars Wushu Cup was held at _______. Answer is: Tehran 220).India and _______ have agreed to increase the level of cooperation to fight against the terrorism. Answer is: US 221).Recently India Government has given nod to amend the MoU with which country on Higher Education Programme? Answer is: Germany 222).Who is the new President of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India? Answer is: Zany Khan 223).Name the 9th Standard student who won the Community Impact Award for developing a low-cost bio-absorbent based water purifier? Answer is: Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai 224).Which of the following state has won the Most Innovative use of Information Technology travel award for 2013-14? Answer is: Kerala 225).In IPDS, “D” stands for _______. Answer is: Development 226).The two Indian Women Personalities of India who has received Global Leadership Award of the US India Business Council (USIBC)? Answer is: Shobana Bharatia and Indra Nooyi 227).Korea Caravan 2015 is related to which of the following state? Answer is: Andhra Pradesh 228).First Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) will be inaugurated at _______. Answer is: New Delhi 229).Who is the director of the movie “Court”? Answer is: Chaitanya Tamhane 230).Who is the present Health and Family Welfare Minister of India? Answer is: J P Nadda 231).Mukesh Ambani has declared as the India’s Richest Person for the ______ consecutive year in a row in the 2015 Forbes Magazine’s India Rich list? Answer is: 9th 232).Name the film which has been selected as India’s Official entry to the Best Foreign Language category of the 88th Academy or Oscar Awards 2016? Answer is: Court 233).Who has been elected as the new President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB? Answer is: Sourav Ganguly 234).Who is Yogi Berra? Answer is: Baseball Player 235).24th September has been observed as the World Maritime Day. What is the theme of the 2015 World Maritime Day? Answer is: Maritime Education and Training 236).Name the Commission which has submitted its report of Muzaffarnagar Riots? Answer is: Sahay Commission 237).Which of the following state has constituted a committee to suggest prospects of permanent settlement of shelter-less nomadic people of the state? Answer is: Haryana 238).How much fund has been allotted for the implementation of Integrated Air Command & Control System (IACCS) project of the Indian Air Force? Answer is: Rs. 8,000 crore 239).The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has signed a MoU with the Sport Ministry of which country to stop the supply and manufacture of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDS)? Answer is: China 240).Which state has decided to increase the pension given to World War Soldiers? Answer is: Haryana 241).Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)? Answer is: Stuti Narain Kacker 242).Name the women journalist who won the most Prestigious Science Book Prize in Britain for the first time in 28 years history? Answer is: Gaia Vince 243).Who has been appointed as the Head of NITI Aayog’s Committee of Chief Ministers on Swachh Bharat Mission? Answer is: Chandrababu Naidu 244).Which of the following state will receive Special Assistance of Rs.1000 crore from the Central Government for the development projects in the financial year 2015-16? Answer is: Andhra Pradesh 245).Keshari Nath Tripathi, the present Governor of _______ has got additional charge as the Governor of Tripura. Answer is: West Bengal 246).Who has been appointed as the Sherpa of the G-20 Summit 2015? Answer is: Arvind Panagariya247).Which of the following has won the SKOCH Award for Smart Governance? Answer is: EPFO 248).Who has been appointed as the new President of Bihar Cricket Association (BCA)? Answer is: Abdul Bari Siddiqui249).As per recent report released by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), what is the male and female literacy rate in rural areas? Answer is: 79.1% and 60.6% respectively 250).Who is the winner of the Baba Farid Gold Cup Hockey 2015 which was held at Faridkot, Punjab? Answer is: Indian Air Force 251).Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Volkswagen AG? Answer is: Matthias Muller 252).Which of the following city is hosting the first conference on the contemporary relevance of the Bhagvad Gita? Answer is: London 253).Name the Indian Tribal woman in London who has won the UK first caste discrimination case? Answer is: Permila Tirkey 254).9th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas was yet to be hosted at ________. Answer is: Los Angeles255).Assam Government has sanctioned ______ crore rupees to implement various development schemes? Answer is: 850 256).Which of the following automobile company has launched its RE60 quadricycle named as “Qute”? Answer is: Bajaj Auto 257).Who among the following has designed the symbol for None of the Above (NOTA)? Answer is: National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad 258).Which of the following state has decided to develop the Unarmed Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to assess natural disasters? Answer is: Tamil Nadu 259).European Union has imposed anti-dumping duty on ______ for six months? Answer is: Indian water and Sewage Pipes 260).Nuakhai Festival is related to which state? Answer is: Odisha 261).Who is the winner of the 2015 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix Title? Answer is: Lewis Hamilton 262).Conference on contemporary relevance of Bhagvad Gita was held at _______.Answer is: UK 263).Who is the winner of 2015 IBSF World Billiards Championship? Answer is: Pankaj Advani 264).World Tourism Day is Observed on ________. Answer is: 27th September 265).”Pagdandi Se Shahar Tak” is the autobiography of __________. Answer is: Dr. Syed Ahmed 266).What is the Theme of the World Tourism Day 2015? Answer is: One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities 267).Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)? Answer is: S K Sharma 268).Dr. Syed Ahmad, who has been served as the Governor of ______ has passed away recently. Answer is: Manipur 269).Who is the winner of the 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize? Answer is: Dr. Jacob Tsimerman 270).Frank Tyson is related to which of the following sports? Answer is: Cricket 271).Who is the head of the committee which was formed by Union Government to revisit Civil Services Examination Patterns? Answer is: B S Baswan 272).Name the Indian Shooter who won Gold Medal in Asian Air Gun Championship which was held at New Delhi? Answer is: Abhinav Bindra 273).How foreign satellite has been launched along with the ISRO’s ASTROSAT PSLC-C30, which was launched successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta? Answer is: 6 274).Which country has imposed Vehicle Curbs due the fuel shortage? Answer is: Nepal 275).Name the two countries which has agreed to restore their respective Ambassadors? Answer is: Guyana and Venezuela 276).What is the Venue of 2015 Autumn Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe? Answer is: Strasbourg 277).Name the person who got additional charges as the Governor of Manipur? Answer is: V. Shanmuganathan 278).Lakhwar Multi-Purpose Project is related to which state? Answer is: Uttarkhand 279).Maharashtra government has declared ______ as the “Visit Maharashtra Year”? Answer is: 2017280).Lyngdoh, is the oldest legistator who belogs to ________. Answer is: Meghalaya 281).MITRA SHAKTI 2015 is the joint Military Exercise between which of the following countries? Answer is: India and Sri Lanka 282).Name the city which is hosting the first Indo-African ICT Expo? Answer is: Nairobi 283).Name the Indian Company which has been selected as the member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index? Answer is: Wipro 284).What is the Theme of the World Heart Day 2015, which was observed on 29th September? Answer is: Creating Heart-Healthy Environments 285).Which of the following Ministry has launched the AYUSH Facilities to be promoted along with the regular Medicine facilities? Answer is: Ministry of Tourism 286).What is the name of the Super-Typhoon which hit Taiwan recently? Answer is: Dujuan 287).World Bank has approved to provide the financial assistance of _______ for the Indian Railways. Answer is: $ 30 billion 288).India has signed a loan agreement with which of the following banks for $123.51 million to upgrade the Tourism Infrastructure and services in the States of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand? Answer is: Asian Development Bank 289).How much fund has been allotted for tree plantation along National Highways in the Financial Year 2015-16 under Green Highway Policy? Answer is: Rs. 1000 crores 290).How is Viren Dangwal? Answer is: Hindi Poet 291).What is the Theme of the International Translation Day 2015, which was celebrated on 30th September? Answer is: The Changing face of translation and Interpreting 292).Who has been appointed as the Director General of Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IRDA)? Answer is: Jayant Prasad 293).Union Government has appointed four Brand Ambassadors for the Digital India Programme, who among the following is NOT one of them? Answer is: Sriniv Mistry 294).Who is the author of the book-“Hungry Bengal”-War-Famine and the end of Empire? Answer is: Janam Mukherjee 295).Which company has decided to invest $150 million for the Indian Startups? Answer is: Qualcomm 296).What is the name of the second Guided Missile Destroyer which has been commissioned into the Indian Navy recently? Answer is: INS Kochi 297).PM Narendra Modi has addressed the World Leader’s Summit which was held at ________. Answer is: New York 298).Lakhwar Hydro Electricity Project is built on which of the following river? Answer is: Yamuna 299).Name the Indian Shooter who won Silver Medal in the Asian Air Gun Championship 2015 which was held at New Delhi? Answer is: Gurpreet Singh 300).Banita Kumar is related to which of the followingsports? Answer is: Wrestling